A passenger jet carrying 133 people has crashed in southwest China and caused a mountain fire with casualties unknown, state broadcaster CCTV reported Monday.
The Boeing 737 plane belonging to China Eastern Airlines crashed near Wuzhou city, Guangxi region and "caused a mountain fire", the state broadcaster said citing the provincial emergency management bureau adding that rescue teams were dispatched to the scene.
"China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737 plane carrying 133 people has crashed in Teng county, Wuzhou, Guangxi, and caused a mountain fire."CCTV said
According to reports, the China Eastern flight MU5735 had not arrived at its scheduled destination in Guangzhou after it took off from the city of Kunming shortly after 1:00 pm (0500 GMT) Monday.
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